Can-opener.



C. W. VAN LUVEN.

CAN OPENER.

APPLICATION FILED 050.27. 1913.

1,21 6,02%. Patented Feb. 13, 1917.

or sans ,arn anion.

CHRISTOPHER VAN LUVEN, OF NEW YORK MILLS, NEW YORK.

CAN-OPENER.

Application filed December 27, 1913.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHRISTOPHER W. VAN LUvnN, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York Mills, in the county of Oneida and State of New York, have in vented certain new and useful Improvements in Oan-Openers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which. it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in can openers and has for its principal object to provide a can opener which will be particularly simple in construction and of considerably less difficulty to manufacture than those in present use.

Another object of the invention is to provide a can opener which may be easily and quickly put in place and which will more efiectively perform the desired function than those at present in use.

A still further object of this invention is the provision of a novel combination and arrangement of parts which may be easily and quickly stamped from a single sheet of material and bent into the desired form in a single operation, which will materially cheapen the construction and reduce the amount of labor required to manufacture the device.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts which will be fully set forth. in the following specification and accompanying drawings in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a can opener constructed in accordance with this invention Fig. 2 is a front view in elevation of l ig. 1 and, 1

Fig. 3 is a detailed view of the blank from which the device is stamped.

Referring now to the drawings by characters of reference, the numeral 1 designates as an entirety, the handle of an improved canopener which is constructed of a single piece of wood or similar material, and is provided at its forward end with a suitable ferrule indicated by the numeral 2. This ferrule 2 is provided with a central aperture through which the end of the blade, indicated generally by the numeral 3 exteruls, and holds the said blade in place.

The blade indicated in the above paragraph by the numeral 3 is preferably formed Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 13, 1917..

Serial No. 809,093.

of the body portion 4 at one end of which is provided the tang 5 having formed at its free end the point 6 which is adapted to extend into the handle 1 to hold the blade firmly in place. The tang 5 is of less width than the width of the body portion l and thereby forms a shoulder 7 against which the ends of the ferrule 2 abut when the blade is in position in the handle. A. suitable extension 8 is formed at the end of the body portion 4 opposite the tang 5 of less width than the body portion as clearly illustrated in Fig. This extension 8 terminates at its free end in a member 9 which is adapted to be bent at right angles to the base of the body portion to form the bearing member against which the upper end of the can cooperates when the device is in use. This extension 9 is cut away as clearly illustrated by the numeral 10 to form a recess in which the upper edge of the can which is being cut. rests when the device is in use. Intermediate the ends of the body portion and extending outwardly therefrom is preferably provided the extension 11 which tapers toward its free end as clearly illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3, and is provided at its free end with the angular extension 12. The angular extension 12 is arranged parallel with said body and extends in the direction of and is located below the bearing member 3 of the body, thus permitting the bearing member to have engagement with the peripheral edge of a can forcing the cutting edge 13 of the angular member 12 into engagement with the can. The cutting edge 13 is formed on the upper edge of the member 12 as clarly shown in the drawings.

ln manufacturing the device, the blank first stamped out as clearly illustrated in Fig. 3, and is then bent as shown in F 1. thus it will be seen that the edge 13 will come slightly below the lower edge of the extension 8 and the portion 9, thus forming a slot in which the edge of the can which is being cut, rests. It will be apparent that in operation, the point formed on. the member 12 will be forced into the soft tin forming the cover of the can, and the recess 10 will engage the upper edge of the can. Upon pulling upwardly on the handle '1, it will be evident that the sharp edge 13 of the blade 19 will sever the tin of the can and thereby render the top of the can easily removable. It will be evident that the pull will be directly against the blade 13 as the angular extension 9 having the recess 10 therein will track the edge of the can and hold the blade 12 in proper relation therewith, thus preventing any danger of slipping and eliminating the possibility of injuring the users limbs in any way. 7

While inthe foregoing, I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, I wish it-to be understood that I may make such changes in the combination and arrangement oi parts as will fall within the scope of the claim hereto appended.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

A can opener formed of asingle piece of material including a flat body reduced at one end forming a tang adapted to be inserted in a handle, an extension formed on the opposite end oi said body, a bearing member formed on the extension and ar ranged at right angles to the body, a tapered Copies of this patent may be obtained for five extension formed on the upper edge of said body, said extension extending outwardly therefrom at a point below said body, an annular extension formed on the end of the downwardly extending member and its upper edge forming a cutting edge, said annular extension arranged parallel with said body and extending in the direction of and located below the lower longitudinal edge of the body and its points terminating under the bearing member, said bearing member adapted to engage the peripheral edge of the can and force the can top into engagement with the cutting edge of the annular extension.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHRISTOPHER lV. VAN LUVEN. lVitnesses:

Annrm S. LEE, RUTH S. LEE.

cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). C. 

